CB · pick 49, First CB at #49 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1982)

CB·pick 49

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #49

Vernon Dean

Drafted by WAS , GM Bobby Beathard · San Diego St.

1982 · round 2

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping.

CBs drafted at #49 in NFL history

most recent: Alontae Taylor (NO, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a cornerback at #49 a 7.9% chance in 1982.

Cornerback at #49, year by year

Each year's estimate uses only that year's draft and the years before it , no peeking ahead. The line smooths across neighboring picks and seasons so a single oddball draft doesn't dominate. The shaded band is the model's 90% uncertainty range.

Peak: 14.3% · 2027 model: 14.3%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#44QBOliver LuckTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#45RBJoe MorrisNYG , GM George Young
#46LBCalvin DanielsKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#47TELawrence SampletonPHI , GM Jim Murray
#48QBMatt KoflerBUF , GM Stew Barber
#50WROrlando McDanielDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#51OTReggie McElroyNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#52WRMark DuperMIA , GM Don Shula
#53LBJeff RohrerDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#54DTEmanuel WeaverCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2022Alontae TaylorNO , GM Mickey Loomis · Tennessee
2004Keiwan RatliffCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Florida
2000Dwayne GoodrichDAL , GM Jerry Jones · Tennessee
1987Eric ThomasCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Tulane
1985Reggie PhillipsCHI , GM Jerry Vainisi · SMU

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